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CipherLab will be attending 2014 NGA show, February 9-12 in Las Vegas, NV to demonstrate their Intelligent Order Entry solution with the latest mobile computer the 8600 series. The new mobile device can help you with an Intelligent Order Entry solution and/or a Telxon replacement solution. All of which can help your company control cost and boost productivity.

CipherLab’s economical 8600 Mobile Computer series deliver anywhere mobility in a ruggedized, ergonomic design, offering speedy barcode scanning via multiple wireless communication options. Its easy-to-use interface minimizes training requirements and supports a variety of software solutions including an “Intelligent Order Entry” solution which can replace most grocery wholesalers’ old Telxon, MSI and Symbol terminals. With this solution many wholesalers can add enhancing features like ‘discontinued item alerts’ as well as a ‘substitute item alert if available’ and two way communication, which will allow a master item file to be downloaded directly to the handheld.

To run a cloud POS, only an Internet connection and a browser are required to access the solution. However, in a typical retail environment, printing receipts is a must. Pairing a POS terminal with a receipt printerin a Cloud environment is a challenge. With traditional printers, the communication between the Cloud Application and the printer is achieved through the POS Terminal – that is – by installing a driver on the POS Terminal to manage the printer.

The way the traditional printers communicate with the POS and the Cloud solution means that the browser and the printer driver need to be set up together. And very often when the browser is updated, the drivers also need to be re-installed because of other conflicting updates. When this happens, for each POS, the whole printer set up needs to be updated. Not only is this a costly and time-consuming process but it also means staff involvement is needed in each store.

After more than a decade of stability using mobile computer operating systems based on successive versions of Microsoft Windows Mobile and its predecessors, the current situation is far more dynamic. Major players in the consumer smartphone market are migrating users to rich interfaces focused on screen interaction rather than keypads. Powerful multi-core processor architectures enable highly responsive applications. The tight integration of sensors, wireless connectivity, and application services frameworks are driving a new paradigm, allowing developers to easily integrate key functionality into their apps via standard system APIs. A large ecosystem has emerged to provide apps, resources, and tools to facilitate development.

But what does this mean for the enterprise? How does a changing user base drive new application interfaces? Which ecosystem should IT embrace for mobile devices? These are questions with no singular answer, yet multiple alternatives are offered for consideration. This paper will outline several options and provide guidance as to which ones may best fit the needs of each individual enterprise.

To compete effectively in today’s business environment, you need to be more responsive, more nimble and more efficient. To protect ever-thinner profit margins, you need more data, more accurate intelligence and more streamlined processes in less time using less money. Your supply chain is more global and complex, so you need more real-time, error-free inventory and tracking processes to maintain accountability and productivity.

Enterprises from retail to healthcare/pharmaceuticals are turning to automated RFID systems to gather the business-critical asset and tracking data they need to improve processes, productivity, and profitability. As the need grows for faster, more reliable data collection in hectic business environments, so does the demand for higher performance RFID hardware. Motorola is meeting that demand with a new standard in business-class RFID performance – the Motorola FX7500 Fixed RFID Reader.

In today’s retail environment, shoppers can buy in many ways — online, in‐store or via mobile — and then receive their purchases when, where and how they’d like. The shopper’s experience across all these channels can be a retailer’s major differentiator. The new Motorola CC5000 customer concierge caters to customers’ every need through an interactive platform, which can be configured to allow customers to look up product information, make purchases, receive special offers and instantly connect to the right person via voice or video.

The CC5000 allows you to create an electronic customer concierge that can cater to your customers’ every self-service need. Instead of the typical kiosk, the CC5000 is a rich interactive platform that can be configured to allow customers to look up product information, make purchases, pair their smartphone to the CC5000 to receive special offers and instantly connect to the right person via voice or video to answer any question. A true ‘dream machine’, the CC5000 can provide shoppers in a retail store, guests in a hotel and travelers with the concierge-style service they dream of, while helping you strengthen customer relationships, improve customer loyalty and satisfaction — and increase sales.

The Gryphon GPS4400 scanner is a new presentation scanner in a stylish body available in shiny white or dark grey. The GPS4400 scanner offers all the capabilities and performances of the Gryphon GD4400 handheld scanner, but in a presentation-style shape. The scanner can be used by itself or in combination with its sliding semi-circular stand. By itself, this scanner allows minimum volume occupancy and can be appropriate when reading small items or it can be positioned over a shelf or console in an elevated position.

When the scanner is placed in the stand, it is elevated in height making it easier to read larger items and allows the scanner to be oriented in a more natural position depending on the application and the needs of the user. The stand also includes 2 holes which allow the stand to be attached to a wall or bench in a vertical position by using 2 screws. The screws holes are mechanically compatible with the Magellan 1100i stand, simplifying the replacement of an existing 1100i scanner with the new Gryphon GPS4400 scanner.

CipherLab has launched their new line of 1500SE 2D imager barcode scanners. Based on the original snappy performance and ergonomic design of the existing 1504 2D scanner, the new cost effective 1504SE (MSRP $350.00) aims to meet the growing needs of 2D barcode applications in pharmaceutical, hospital and retail settings. Like all the scanners in the 1500 series, this new 2D handheld scanner comes corded only and offers powerful reliability with efficiency for a wide range of applications.

The new 1500SE 2D imager barcode scanner combine versatility with efficiency and are able to read high-density 1D barcodes and also 2D barcodes. It also has the option of autosense scanning, which adds extra convenience and comfort for workers handling intensive scanning tasks.

CognitiveTPG recently increased its reliability specifications on the A798 printer, ranking it among the most reliable receipt printers on the market at an even better price. The main features and functions now include: